I DIY: Ballinciaga

Do you ever get caught in the black hole of sales and find that you can’t pull yourself out even in spite of your having successfully convinced yourself that you really, really, really don’t need anything? That just happened.

I blame Net-a-Porter. That magical “End of Season Sale!” e-mail dropped around 8AM and then paralyzed me for the subsequent hour and change. I’ve even been able to conclude–care of my browser’s impaired ability to successfully click through to see the Christopher Kane, Saint Laurent and Chloe sale pages–that web sale shopping really isn’t all that different from sample sale shopping IRL.

In fact, it may be worse. Why? Because even from potential miles away and in the comfort of your own solitude, you can discernibly detect the exact same levels of passive aggressive, unilateral oneness from contending shoppers. Which brings me to a safe place: the stuff that’s not on sale–and more specifically the accoutrements of Balenciaga’s S/S 2013 collection.

Remember those holy-bad-ass, adjustable gold rings? I ask if you remember because they sold out so quickly, you may not. It occurred to me while playing with band-aids (yes, band-aids) a few weeks ago that just because I couldn’t indulge in the forlorn rings of Ghesquiere’s mental objects did not mean that I couldn’t practice some (stealth) creativity and create my fleeting own. (Fleeting because the moment my hands contact water, they are kaput.)

So I wrapped ten Muppet Band-Aids across my ten fingers and finally concluded that I am ridiculous. I have to wonder now if it’s plausible–nay, respectful, that I even call this a Balenciaga DIY. Maybe BalenciHAHAHAHAHDGHSHJGHJHA is more appropriate.

scandinavians think jews have a very strange face, especially the nose is very bad-looking,kinda scythe-like they say, . They call it ” Ful nasa”. the word “ful” is pronounced like the english word “fuel”. i kind of feel sorry for them, but maybe its the testosterone.. i´ve heard it increases the tissues inside the nose, especially bone mass.

It´s intresting to note that the hebrew work “nasa” can mean both “to marry” and “to lift” and “to desire” among many other verbs..

In scandinavia people think jews have a very strange face, especially the nose is very bad-looking,kinda scythe-like they say, . They call it ” Ful nasa”. the word “ful” is pronounced like the english word “fuel”. i kind of feel sorry for them, but maybe its the testosterone.. i´ve heard it increases the tissues inside the nose, especially bone mass.

It´s intresting to note that the hebrew work “nasa” can mean both “to marry” and “to lift” and “to desire” among many other verbs..

Selena Aponte

Net-A-Porter’s sale was pure bullshit. On a brighter note, the Barney’s sale was magical! So glad I waited for the Isabel Marant sandals to go on sale, bought 2 pairs for the price of one

lol I have a list of things I need! and when that list finishes I am on to the next- never ending cycle. Oh and that sale lord knows its danger! this time around I didnt even open my email- just deleted it. Call me disciplined. on another note, I will try band-aids on these fingers.

Yet another exhibit of how, in the end, our style choices are rooted very much in the actions, influences, etc of our childhood(s). I’m so pulling out the colorful band-aids aka going to my 5 yr old neighbor’s house and taking a few of the Ariel/Mulan/Belle ones.

P.S. I love to see those Alex pants still in action. And THIS goes back to that post you did on collections that are just so hard to see go. I just love when things are so intertwined like this. Small world, really.

sandra

who makes the cute bra? would also love info on those necklaces your wearing!